The small Chinese community has made a home for themselves from day one in Pakse. San Jao Sop Se is a place for worship and relaxation for the Sino-Lao and the Lao. With a new wave of investors coming from China, many businesses have signs posted in both Lao and Chinese characters. It will be interesting to see what Pakse will look like in ten years from now. If Laos is truly China’s backyard, then Pakse must be one of the planting spots.
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When I was younger, I remember seeing lots of Chinese and Pakse. I don’t remember ever seeing them in Viengtiane. Maybe because we live near them in Pakse and we don’t in Vientiane.
It’s no surprise that the Chinese would want an outpost in Pakse. It must be beautiful there. They even chose a nice location near the riverbank too. A really smart bunch here.
Chinese people really know how to survive and thrive anywhere in the world. I heard there is even a Chinatown in Cuba.
And of course, a many Lao probably have some Chinese in them already.
Planting spot with lots of roots, my grandfather came from China and lived near Pakse; I would love to visit this place [note to self]
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